Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
152 | 176 | 237 | 291 | 361 | 389 | 398 | 329 | 284 | 197 | 252 | 207 | 135 | 115 | 81 | 65 | 55 | 61 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.68m | 8:33AM1.61m | 8:58PM1.69m | 9:15AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.19m | 2:27AM0.18m | 2:36PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:20PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
152 | 176 | 237 | 291 | 361 | 389 | 398 | 329 | 284 | 197 | 252 | 207 | 135 | 115 | 81 | 65 | 55 | 61 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 149 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 93 | 189 | 46 | 46 | 93 | 93 | 189 | 196 | 196 | 37 |
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